The House of Bishops on Monday approved two liturgies for trial use that will permit same-sex couples to be married in the Episcopal Church, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent of this year. Their action came just days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples can now be married in all 50…Read the full article

Every time I hear the President ask, “Mr. Secretary, what is the next item of business?” I have a mini-panic attack before realizing I no longer need to know what the matter before the House is. That’s the difference between a secretary and a guest. I attended my first General Convention in 1976 as a…Read the full article

This is one of a series of articles about how deputies are making up their minds about the issues before their legislative committees. Why is it I keep needing to learn the same lessons over and over again? You know, the lesson that my world isn’t the whole world, my experience isn’t everyone else’s experience,…Read the full article

I believe that the most important “sleeper issue” coming before General Convention this year is diocesan collaboration. A number of resolutions could open important doors to allowing our struggling dioceses to gain more traction in their crucial work. The various creative initiatives dioceses have attempted in recent years demonstrate the difficulties some dioceses face in…Read the full article